Sunday, February 26, 2012

There are so many beautiful and dramatic lighting options for those who are lucky enough to have high ceilings. But what if your ceilings are 8 feet (and your husband is over 6 feet tall)? Well, the options for stylish lighting then become a bit more limited, but don't despair - I've searched the interwebs for the very best fixtures that live close to the ceiling and still make a statement.

I want to use a pair of these fixtures from Lowe's to replace the brass boob light currently in my long, narrow family room. It comes in a brushed nickel finish but I plan to take a can of gold spraypaint to the cage to make it fit in with the design plan.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Here in the Southeastern United States we have a very prolific weedy shrub that grows everywhere known as Chinese Privet. Because it invades and chokes out native vegetation, it's known as a nuisance plant.

Here is a healthy stand of Chinese privet in all of its glory in my back yard. Right now, each plant is producing hundreds of black seeds that will turn into even more Chinese Privet.

After taking another look at the plant, I began to appreciate its arching stems and loads of black berries (even though they appear purplish blue in this image). So I decided to make lemonade from lemons. I snapped off a few big branches and brought them into my house to add some height and softness.

Before I brought them inside, I decided to strip away the black berries. I was afraid as they started to drop they might stain my new carpet. If I had hardwood or tile flooring in here , I would have left the black berries in place.

Don't you love finding beauty in unexpected places?

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It's called Lemon Tree (seems appropriate) and its by the Greef division of Schumacher. I found it at a little fabric store near my Mom's house in Atlanta. Of course I love the color palette and the pattern has a bold, retro feel to it, which I love too!

Now I just have to decide where to use it. Maybe the Billy Baldwin slipper chairs? Or pillows? Or as a tablecloth on big round library table?

Lots more to come on this, and your companion fabric suggestions are welcome!

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

This bedroom is full of contradictions yet it all works together. Shall we analyze?1. The feminine settee vs. the masculine headboard2. All of the contrasting textures: the smooth wood floors, rough stone walls, soft fur throw and rug, dainty matelasse quilt, chalky white ceiling3. The light and open feel of the stripe on the settee against the dark, dense print on the tablecloth

The elements in this room seem to have little in common, yet when they're combined, well - it's magical! I think rooms like this are the most engaging spaces, don't you? Rather than being perfectly coordinated and "decorated", they feel collected, personal and interesting. And isn't that what a great space is all about?

So tell me what opposites you've combined lately!

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Monday, February 13, 2012

The biggest part of our move to Project Dollhouse is over! Downsizing is not easy. I have way too much furniture to fit into the available space and some hard choices are being made.

The move itself was a bit of a nightmare. The day we moved the large pieces of furniture it poured rain all day and our new carpet had been installed just the day before.

Luckily the carpet survived pretty well thanks to lots of flattened cardboard boxes we put down in the walkways. And I have to say I'm pretty happy with the carpet itself and my experience with Lowe's. The carpet is called "Beachwalk" and it's the carpet version of seagrass, only much cushier and minus the smell.

For the most part the house is still a hot mess of moving boxes and random items waiting to be placed somewhere in the house.

I also got a few made over furniture pieces placed.

This mid-century Stanley Furniture credenza is currently sporting some glossy black paint and now serves as my media cabinet.

Swanky! I'm working on an arrangement of my recently acquired framed Chinoiserie panels and antlers around this piece. Does that sound like a weird combination? My family room has no fireplace so this wall will serve as one of the room's focal points.

Also, my thrift store campaign dresser got a coat of glossy white paint and it now lives in my(our) bedroom.

Would you believe that dresser took 3 coats of paint and every time I missed that little vertical strip on the top right? 3 times!!!

And, little bits of arranging are going on.

One day a time, people.

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